¹

И$ въ лњто, ро~в. сᲆбра` цр~ь димитрїи во'и свои` і^ и^де вᲆ медїю вꙁя'ти по'мощъ себњ, ја%ко да ратђе'тъ проти'вђ трифо'на”

¹

Now in the hundred threescore and twelfth year king Demetrius gathered his forces together, and went into Media, to get him help to fight against Tryphon.

²

И$ слы'ша а^рсакїи цр~ь прьскїи и^ медьскїи, ја%ко прїиде дими'трїи въ предњлы е^го” И$ посла` е^ді'ного эT нача'лникъ своиX, јати е^го жи'ва.

²

But when Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, he sent one of his princes to take him alive:

³

і^ и'де и^ пораѕи ѓ^полченїе димитрїево, и^ ја%тᲆ е^го и^ приведе е^го къ а^рсакїю, и^ всади е^го в теMницђ”

³

who went and smote the host of Demetrius, and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, by whom he was put in ward.

⁴

и^ ё^моlча земля` вс^я дн~и си'моновы, и^ в#ꙁыска бл~га ја^ꙁы'кђ свое^мђ. і^ ё^годися и^мъ вла'сть е^го, и^ слава е^го вс^я дн~и.

⁴

As for the land of Judea, that was quiet all the days of Simon; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and honour pleased them well.

⁵

и^ съ всею` сла'вою свое'ю вꙁя` і^ѓ^п#пїю въ приста'нище. и^ сътвори` въхоD ѓ%токомъ мо'рьским#,

⁵

And as he was honourable in all his acts, so in this, that he took Joppe for an haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea,

⁶

и^ распростре предњлы ја^зыкђ свое^мђ. и^ ё^дръжа странђ`

⁶

and enlarged the bounds of his nation, and recovered the country,

⁷

и^ собра` плњненїе мно'го” и^ госпоDствова гаꙁары, и^ веџ#сђроны, и^ краеM, и^ эTја%тᲆ нечистоты эT него, и^ не бысть противля'ющагося е^мђ.

⁷

and gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and Bethsura, and the tower, out of the which he took all uncleanness, neither was there any that resisted him.

⁸

и^ ко'ждо дњла'ше зе'млю свою` с миромъ, и^ земля` дая'ше жита своя и^ древеса польскїя плодᲆ сво'и”

⁸

Then did they till their ground in peace, and the earth gave her increase, and the trees of the field their fruit.

⁹

Ста'рци на стогнахъ седя'хђ, и^ вс^и ѓ^ бл~гыхъ бесњдовахђ, и^ ю'ноши ѓ^блача'хђся сла'вою и^ ризы раᲄны,

⁹

The ancient men sat all in the streets, communing together of good things, and the young men put on glorious and warlike apparel.

¹⁰

гра'домъ дарова'хђ пи'ща и^ въчиня'хђ иX в# сосђды ё^тверженїя донелњже и^меновано е^сть и^мя сла'вы е^го даже до кра'я ꙁемли,

¹⁰

He provided victuals for the cities, and set in them all manner of munition, so that his honourable name was renowned unto the end of the world.

¹¹

и^ сътвори миръ на ꙁемли`. и^ въꙁвесели'ся і^и^л~ь веселїемъ ве'лїимъ,

¹¹

He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy:

¹²

и^ сњде ко'ждо поD виноградоM своиM и^ смоко'вницею. и^ не быs ё^страша'ющаго и^хъ,

¹²

for every man sat under his vine and his fig tree, and there was none to fray them:

¹³

и^ ѓ^скђдњ ратђя'и иX на' ꙁемли. и^ цр~и сътрошася въ дн~и ѓ%ны.

¹³

neither was there any left in the land to fight against them: yea, the kings themselves were overthrown in those days.

¹⁴

и^ ё^крњпи всњхъ смитеныхъ людїи свои^хъ, зако'на въꙁыска, и^ эTја%тъ всяко беꙁаконїе и^ лђка'въство.

¹⁴

Moreover he strengthened all those of his people that were brought low: the law he searched out; and every contemner of the law and wicked person he took away.

¹⁵

ст~ая прослави, и^ ё^мно'жи сосђды ст~ыхъ”

¹⁵

He beautified the sanctuary, and multiplied the vessels of the temple.

¹⁶

И$ слы'шася в ри'мᲇ ја%ко ё%мре і^ѓ^наџа'нъ, и^ да'же до спар#тїи слы'шася. и^ ѓ^скорбишаs ѕњло,

¹⁶

Now when it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead, they were very sorry.

¹⁷

ја%ко слы'шаша и^же си'монъ бра'тᲆ е^го бысть въ мњсто е^го а^рхїере'и. и^ дръжа вс^ю странђ и^ гра'ды в не'и,

¹⁷

But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his stead, and ruled the country, and the cities therein:

¹⁸

писа'ша к немђ дщицы мњдяны, ѓ^бновити к немђ дрђжбђ и съпоборенїе ја^же сътвори'ша съ і^ё'дою і^ѓ^наџа'номъ и^ братїею е^го.

¹⁸

they wrote unto him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and league which they had made with Judas and Jonathan his brethren:

¹⁹

и^ почто'шася предъ цр~ковїю въ і^ерsли'мњ”

¹⁹

which writings were read before the congregation at Jerusalem.

²⁰

И$ с^е ѓ%бразъ посланїи и%хже посла'ша спартїа'ти” Спартїатъ нача'лницы и^ граD, жерцђ великђ и^ ста'рцемъ, жерцемᲆ и^ прочимъ лю'демъ і^ё^де'искимъ братїи` радова'тися”

²⁰

And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent; The rulers of the Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send greeting:

²¹

Ста'рцы и^же по'слани сђть къ людемъ на'шимъ воꙁвњсти'ша намъ ѓ^ ва'шеи сла'вњ и^ чести” И$ въꙁвесели'хомся ѓ^ прихо'дњ и^хъ,

²¹

The ambassadors that were sent unto our people certified us of your glory and honour: wherefore we were glad of their coming,

²²

и^ писахомъ и^же эT ниX реченA въ совњтехъ людїи си'це, н^оминїю а^нтїѓ'ховђ, и^ а^нтипатровђ и^а^соновђ, сᲄарцы і^ё^де'истїи прїидо'ша кᲆ на'мъ поновля'ющи с на'ми дрђж#бђ.

²²

and did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner; Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, the Jews' ambassadors, came unto us, to renew the friendship they had with us.

²³

и^ ё^гоDно лю'демъ въспрїя'ти мђж'и славно, и^ положи'ти восписа'нїе словеs иX въ эTлђчныя люDскїя кни'ги. да бђдетъ па'мять лю'деM спартїа'тоM ѓ%бразъ же тњхъ писа'хомъ си'монђ архїерею”

²³

And it pleased the people to entertain the men honourably, and to put the copy of their ambassage in public records, to the end the people of the Lacedemonians might have a memorial thereof: furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest.

²⁴

Посемъ же посла` си'монᲆ нђминїѓ'на в ри'мъ и^мњ'ющи щи'тъ ꙁлаT вели'къ, тя'гостїю мнаs, Wа~. на ё^ставленїе с ни'ми дрђж#бы”

²⁴

After this Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a great shield of gold of a thousand pound weight, to confirm the league with them.

²⁵

ЈА/коже слы'шаша лю'ди словеса сїя рᲇша. кђ'ю блгDть воꙁдадиM си'монђ и^ сн~омъ е^го”

²⁵

Whereof when the people heard, they said, What thanks shall we give to Simon and his sons?

²⁶

Оу^твръди б^о саM и^ бра'тїя е^го и^ до'мъ эTц~а е^го. и^ поби` враги і^и^л~евы эT них#, и^ поста'виша е^мђ свободђ”

²⁶

For he and his brethren and the house of his father have established Israel, and chased away in fight their enemies from them, and confirmed their liberty.

²⁷

И$ написа'ша во дьски` мњдя'ны, и^ поста'виша въ столпњ въ горњ сїѓнњ. и^ с^е е^сть ѓ%браꙁъ писанїя, въ и~і, дн~ь мsца, е^лђлъ. лњта, ро~в. и^ третїего лᲇта си'моновA а^рхъереиства въ і^ерsли'ме.

²⁷

So then they wrote it in tables of brass, which they set upon pillars in mount Sion: and this is the copy of the writing; The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the hundred threescore and twelfth year, being the third year of Simon the high priest,

²⁸

въ соборе вели'це жерцовъ, и^ людеи и^ кня'ѕеи ја^ꙁы'къ и^ ста'рцеи страны` и^звᲇствђе^мъ ва'мъ. понеже мно'гащи бы'ша бра'ни въ странњ`.

²⁸

at Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and elders of the country, were these things notified unto us.

²⁹

си'монъ же сн~ъ мат#таџїевъ сн~вᲆ и^а^ри'вовъ, и^ бра'тїя е^го въда'ша себе бњдњ, и^ сташа съпостатомъ ја%зыкђ и^хъ, ја%ко да стояT ст~ая и^хъ и^ ꙁаконъ” И$ славою вели'кою просла'виша лю'ди своя.

²⁹

Forasmuch as oftentimes there have been wars in the country, wherein for the maintenance of their sanctuary, and the law, Simon the son of Mattathias, of the posterity of Jarib, together with his brethren, put themselves in jeopardy, and resisting the enemies of their nation did their nation great honour:

³⁰

и^ събра` і^ѓ^наџа'нъ лю'ди своя, и^ бысть и^мъ а^рхїереи. и^ приложися къ лю'деM своиM.

³⁰

(For after that Jonathan, having gathered his nation together, and been their high priest, was added to his people,

³¹

и^ хотњша враѕи и^хъ вни'ти въ странђ иX и^ съкрђшити странђ иX, и^ простеръти рђкђ на ст~ая иX”

³¹

their enemies purposed to invade their country, that they might destroy it, and lay hands on the sanctuary:

³²

Тогда` вᲆста` си'моn, и^ брася за лю'ди своя. и^ разда` сребрьниk мно'го свои^м#, и^ въ ѓ^рђжїи силы ја^зы'ка свое^го. и^ даs и^мъ ѓ^броки

³²

at which time Simon rose up, and fought for his nation, and spent much of his own substance, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages,

³³

и^ ё^тверди грады і^ё^де'искїя. и^ веџсђран#, і^ и^же въ предњлеX і^ё^де'искиX и^деже бяхђ ѓ^рђжїя бра'нникъ преже, і^ посᲄави т^ђ стра'жи мђж'и і^ё^де'искїа”

³³

and fortified the cities of Judea, together with Bethsura, that lieth upon the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies had been before; but he set a garrison of Jews there:

³⁴

І$ и^ѓ^п#пїю ё^тверди и^же на примо'рїю. и^ гаꙁара и^же быs въ предњлеX а^зота, в неMже врази преже ѓ^битахђ. и^ посᲄави т^ђ іё^де'и, и^ е^ли'каy потребна бњхђ на ё^правленїе сиX положи в ниX”

³⁴

moreover he fortified Joppe, which lieth upon the sea, and Gazara, that bordereth upon Azotus, where the enemies had dwelt before: but he placed Jews there, and furnished them with all things convenient for the reparation thereof.)

³⁵

и^ ви'дњша лю'дїе вᲇрђ си'моновђ, и^ сла'вђ ю%же помышляше сътворити лю'демъ свои^м#” И$ поста'виша е^го во'жда свое^го и^ а^рхїере'я. сего ради зане же сътвори сїя вся. и^ правдђ и^ вњрђ е^я'же съдръжа лю'деM свои^мъ. и^ въꙁыска всяко въꙁнесᲄи лю'ди своя.

³⁵

The people therefore, seeing the acts of Simon, and unto what glory he thought to bring his nation, made him their governor and chief priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to exalt his people.

³⁶

и^ въ дн~и е^го ё^спњва'ше в# рђкђ е^го. е^же и^ꙁяти ја^ꙁы'ки эT сᲄраны` е^го, і^ и^же въ г'радњ двд~вњ бњхђ въ і^ерsли'мњ. и^же сътвори'ша себњ кра'и и^ꙁ негоy и^схожDахђ и^ скверняхђ ѓ%крsтъ ст~ыX. и^ творяхђ ја%звђ ве'лїю въ чистотњ,

³⁶

For in his time things prospered in his hands, so that the heathen were taken out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had made themselves a tower, out of which they issued, and polluted all about the sanctuary, and did much hurt in the holy place:

³⁷

и^ поста'ви в неM мђж'и і^ё^де'иски и^ ё^тверди е^го къ ё^крњпленїю страны и^ гра'да, и^ въздви'же стњны въ і^ерsли'мњ”

³⁷

but he placed Jews therein, and fortified it for the safety of the country and the city, and raised up the walls of Jerusalem.

³⁸

И$ цр~ь димиᲄрїи поста'ви е^мђ нача'ло жречества.

³⁸

King Demetrius also confirmed him in the high priesthood according to those things,

³⁹

посихъ, и^ сътвори е^го дрђга свое^го, и^ просла'ви е^го сла'вою вели'кою”

³⁹

and made him one of his friends, and honoured him with great honour.

⁴⁰

Слыша б^о ся ја^ко прои^менђю'тся і^ё^деи` эT ри'мляn дрђѕи и^ сᲆпобо'рники. и^ ја%ко въспрїя'ша посло'въ си'моновыX пресла'вно,

⁴⁰

For he had heard say, that the Romans had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren; and that they had entertained the ambassadors of Simon honourably:

⁴¹

и^ ја%ко бл~говоли'ша і^ё^деи и^ жеrцы бы'ти си'мона во'жда і^ере'я въ вkњ до'ндеже воста'нетъ прoркъ вњренъ,

⁴¹

also that the Jews and priests were well pleased that Simon should be their governor and high priest for ever, until there should arise a faithful prophet;

⁴²

и^ да бђдетъ наD ними вое^во'да” ЈА/ко радити е^мђ ѓ^ ст~ыхъ и^ посᲄавля'ти и^хъ на дњла и^хъ, и^ на странђ` и^ на ѓ^рђжїя и^ на твердыняхъ,

⁴²

moreover that he should be their captain, and should take charge of the sanctuary, to set them over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the fortresses, that, I say, he should take charge of the sanctuary;

⁴³

ја%ко да радити е^мђ ѓ^ ст~ыхᲆ. и^ да слы'шиTся эT всњхъ. и^ пишTђся въ и^мя е^го вс^я поDписанїа въ странњ, и^ да ѓ^блачиTся в# порфи'рянђ и^ ꙁла'тђ ры'ꙁђ.

⁴³

beside this, that he should be obeyed of every man, and that all the writings in the country should be made in his name, and that he should be clothed in purple, and wear gold:

⁴⁴

и^ не лTњ бђдетъ никомђже эT людїи и^ эT жрецᲆ эTврещися таковыхъ и^ въпреки гл~ати эT него реченымъ. и^л^и съвокђпиᲄи сонмъ въ сᲄра'нњ беZ него, и^ ѓ^блещи перфирђ, и^ носи'ти ѓ^рђжїе поꙁлащено.

⁴⁴

Also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to gather an assembly in the country without him, or to be clothed in purple, or wear a buckle of gold:

⁴⁵

и^же а^ще сътворитъ внњ` сихᲆ, и^л^и эTвръжется сихъ пови'ненъ бђдетъ”

⁴⁵

and whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these things, he should be punished.

⁴⁶

И$ ё^годися всњмъ лю'демъ поста'вити си'мона, и^ сътворити по словесехъ сихъ”

⁴⁶

Thus it liked all the people to deal with Simon, and to do as hath been said.

⁴⁷

И$ въспрїя'ть си'монъ и^ бл~гоё^годи нача'ло жречествова'ти и^ бы'ти вое^во'да и^ нача'лниk ја^ꙁы'ка і^ё^де'иска и^ жрецъ и^ преDстоа'ти всњмъ”

⁴⁷

Then Simon accepted hereof, and was well pleased to be high priest, and captain and governor of the Jews and priests, and to defend them all.

⁴⁸

И$ писа'нїе сїе рњша въдрђѕити во дъщицахъ мњдя'ныхъ и^ поста'вити иX въ притворе ст~ыхъ, въ мњстњ сла'внњ.

⁴⁸

So they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary in a conspicuous place;

⁴⁹

ѓ%бразъ же сихᲆ поста'вити въ кни'гохранителницђ ја%ко да и%мать си'монъ и^ сн~ове е^го”

⁴⁹

also that the copies thereof should be laid up in the treasury, to the end that Simon and his sons might have them.